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Arena Palmares
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Pernambucano started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Palmares Futebol Clube's zone, Ulu Sina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fellipe de Almeida came out of the goal and Ulu Sina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerson de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Fellipe de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gara Sim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 10 minutes of play, RedBull Sete Copas's Gerson de Carvalho made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fellipe de Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Palmares Futebol Clube's Eliseu Paulista got a free kick in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson de Carvalho came free, but Fellipe de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to RedBull Sete Copas getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Fernando Pirani hit a great ball. Flávio Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, João Francisco Sanches managed to get in a good position for a shot. RedBull Sete Copas's supporters rose to their feet, but João Francisco Sanches was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fellipe de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the game, João Francisco Sanches cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fellipe de Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. RedBull Sete Copas's Gerson de Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fellipe de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gara Sim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fellipe de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Ulu Sina managed to get in a good position for a shot. RedBull Sete Copas's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulu Sina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fellipe de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulu Sina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Gerson de Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the RedBull Sete Copas fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerson de Carvalho couldn't finish the play. The Palmares Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RedBull Sete Copas were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerson de Carvalho made a kick off. Fellipe de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Gerson de Carvalho sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fellipe de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerson de Carvalho. A hard shot 60 in the game by Joélson Barral from a close distance when the talented Fellipe de Almeida managed to make a qualified save. Palmares Futebol Clube's players were relieved. Gerson de Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Palmares Futebol Clube defense, João Francisco Sanches kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fellipe de Almeida. The Palmares Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fellipe de Almeida should have stopped the shot. 68 minutes into the game, Ulu Sina recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fellipe de Almeida. Ulu Sina showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. RedBull Sete Copas's Alfredão Montenegro was substituted for Betão Messias. 0-5 became the score in the 74th minute when Ulu Sina elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Gerson de Carvalho notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Palmares Futebol Clube's Fellipe de Almeida. Fellipe de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the match, Ulu Sina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fellipe de Almeida. Palmares Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ulu Sina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. In the 93rd minute, Gerson de Carvalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 95 minutes into the match, Palmares Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Fellipe de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulu Sina. Ulu Sina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.